Double-sestertius with bust of Trajan II Decius
A.D. 249–251
MintRome
Medium/TechniqueBronze (with traces of silvering)
DimensionsDiameter: 39.5 mm. Weight: 45.18 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit LineTheodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession number1970.437
On View
Not on viewClassificationsNumismatics
Collections
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Earl Fitzwilliam Collection; by 1949: with Christie, Manson & Woods, Ltd., Spencer House, 27 St. James's Place, St. James's Streeet, London, S.W. 1 (Christie's auction of the Earl Fitzwilliam Collection, sold by order of the Earl Fitzwilliam's Wentworth Estates Company, May 30-31, 1949, lot 482, partial); by 1968: with Spink and Son, Ltd., 5-7 King Street, St. James's, London, S.W. 1; purchased by MFA from Spink and Son, Ltd., September 16, 1970
A.D. 180
Mid–late 4th century A.D.
about A.D. 253–260
about A.D. 326–327
A.D. 244–249
about A.D. 260–268
A.D. 231–235
about 300–280 B.C.